Happy Fall Ya'll

I was feeling a little ambitious today and

thought I would tackle a little porch project!

I am trying to keep my projects under

budget so this was done pretty cheap!

So here it goes...

I started off with 3 pumpkins of descending sizes, spray painted cream, and a pot that I already had and spray painted black.

I broke off the stems of the bottom and middle pumpkin...

Drilled a 1/2" hole the top of the bottom pumpkin, the bottom and top of the middle pumpkin,

and the bottom of the top pumpkin

Set the pumpkin's in the pot.  Threaded the dowel through the pumpkin's...

Put some leaves in between them...

And the whole project cost:

-pumkins $5

    -Spray paint $4

-Pot free

-Leaves free

I got these cute mums for $1.22 a piece.

Total $3.66

This chair from kitchen broke a few days ago and was on the trailer to go to the dump. 

I saw it and thought that it would be cute on my porch with something on it. 

 I already had this pot of geraniums my mom got me for Mother's Day. 

I thought it looked cute!

My mom gave me this wreath a couple of years ago

and I had the burlap in my craft room.

Total Cost:  $12.66

Not too bad!

Highlights of Home Show

Here are some of the highlights of the Home Show this year!

EnJoY!

Isn't the wall behind the bed great? 
Loved the green damask with the green walls!

So Classic!

Tile Rug in front of the vanity!

Really liked the wood work behind the bed!

Lots of  Neat tile work

Loved this darling house!

This office was Picture Perfect!

To Die for Light Fixture!

So Cool tile work in a shower!

This is the light fixture in the bathroom with the awesome glass tile in the above picture.
Coordinate very well!  Don't you think?

Awesome vanity!

I am Still Here!

I am still alive!!!  I can't believe it has been so long since I have blogged!  Over 3 months!  Holy Cow!   We have had a busy summer and I have just felt like a needed a huge break!

But I am back in the game now!

Awhile back I started to do my friends kids' rooms.  I am going over today to hang up this vinyl chandeleir that I finished last night.  And then I will post the rest of the pictures of her room.  For now here is how I did the hanging.

Paint, primer and rollers

Board found at Thrift store for $2!

Primed, Painted and Vinyl

One Room-One boy, One girl

I friend of mine (hello Susan!)  asked me

for some ideas for her kids' bedroom. 

The bedroom is shared by one CuTe little girl and one CuTe little boy. 

Sometimes it is hard to come up with ideas to suffice both.

  I wouldn't do a decor too specific to either gender. 

Don't divide the room; boy on one side and girl on the other. 

They are sharing.  Make the room so that both of them are happy to be in it!

Susan told me that the bedroom is already green.  Which is a great color to start with and NOT gender specific.

Here are a few ideas and colors that would be great for them!

Good Luck Susan!

Exciting News

So do you remember last year when I posted these pictures of this house that I was dreaming of purchasing and doing a makeover on?  Well the family that ended up purchasing the home wants me to help them re-do the house! 
I couldn't be more thrilled!!! 

Using Old with the New

I helped my Second Mom today with her house.  She just got new beautiful hand scraped wood floors, Bead board on some of her walls, new iron stair rails and textured walls.  She wanted me to come over and help her put everything back together.  She is a lover of sentimental old junk like me, so together we make the perfect pair of junkers. 

I had a blast going through every room in her house and her garage, looking for junk.  These are just some of the things that I found!

I will hopefully show you soon what we did with these fun treasures!

Making memories Meaningful!

Making Memories Meaningful

I have always been sentimental and love to have family pictures displayed around my home.  Old and new.  My favorites are old family pictures of my parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. 

Here are a few ways that I make memories meaningful...

These are pictures of my Great Grandparents.

All intact in the original bubble glass frames. 
I love that I have them.

This is a picture of my Grandpa's House that he grew up in as a kid.  They are all standing on the porch of the home in the picture.

 My Dad as a child.

I love this picture of my Grandpa.  He was such a good man!

My mother with her Granparents. 

Can you see the beautiful Fox Gloves in the background?

A wall in my Family Room full of new and old pictures.

This one is also one of my favorites. 

 It is my Grandpa, sitting on a camel, in Egypt during WWII.

This one is a picture of my Granparents pushing my

aunt in a cute little buggy down the street.

I can just imagine them strolling down the street on a Saturday afternoon,

going in and out of cute little shops.

How do you "Make your Memories meaningful?"

My type of House!

There is a cute newer subdivision here in Ut called Daybreak.  The subdivision has homes that are brand new, but reminisent of the old. 

They are great homes and I was so glad that I finally made it up there.

Take a look!

A lot of the houses had built in benches around the dining table. 

 Great for a big family!

Loved the vintage look of this girls room!

Check out all this great trim work!

Loved this room full of windows!